Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq
The climate change that the world is witnessing has cast a greater shadow on the Middle East. Iraq, one of the region's countries, is experiencing harsh thermal conditions. With the increase in population growth in the country, there was a significant development in the housing sector, which ex...
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| description | The climate change that the world is witnessing has cast a greater shadow on the Middle East. Iraq, one of the region's countries, is experiencing harsh thermal conditions. With the increase in population growth in the country, there was a significant development in the housing sector, which exacerbated the thermal loads that the residential sector requires to overcome harsh weather conditions. This leads to increased energy consumption. To reduce this consumption and energy waste, a simulation study was conducted using the TRNSYS program to analyze the thermal behavior of a building whose walls consist of Gypsum, Juss, brick, and mortar, as well as the roof consisting of Gypsum, Juss, and high-density concrete covered with sand and shtyger under weather conditions of Baghdad city with coordinates 33° N latitude and 44° E longitude, and to study the essential parameters such as building envelope, window-to-wall ratio (WWR), and internal sources that have a direct impact on the residential buildings. These parameters were processed and optimized to minimize the thermal loads annually. The results show that the optimal WWR is 25% in the south orientation. The annual thermal load can be reduced by about 49 % when covering the building envelope with a thermal insulation type (stone wall) with a thickness of 5 cm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09020abad8494eb3bf0c3cbd089be12f2024-02-04T18:01:22ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582024-01-0142118319410.30684/etj.2023.143408.1584181686Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in IraqAbd Hussein0Ahmed saleh1Hamdi Ahmed2Mechanical Engineering Deptment, University of Technology-Iraq, Alsina’a street, 10066 Baghdad, Iraq. Mechanical Engineering Deptartment, University of Anbar, Ramadi, 31001, Iraq.Mechanical Engineering Deptment, University of Technology-Iraq, Alsina’a street, 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.Mechanical Engineering Deptartment, University of Anbar, Ramadi, 31001, Iraq.The climate change that the world is witnessing has cast a greater shadow on the Middle East. Iraq, one of the region's countries, is experiencing harsh thermal conditions. With the increase in population growth in the country, there was a significant development in the housing sector, which exacerbated the thermal loads that the residential sector requires to overcome harsh weather conditions. This leads to increased energy consumption. To reduce this consumption and energy waste, a simulation study was conducted using the TRNSYS program to analyze the thermal behavior of a building whose walls consist of Gypsum, Juss, brick, and mortar, as well as the roof consisting of Gypsum, Juss, and high-density concrete covered with sand and shtyger under weather conditions of Baghdad city with coordinates 33° N latitude and 44° E longitude, and to study the essential parameters such as building envelope, window-to-wall ratio (WWR), and internal sources that have a direct impact on the residential buildings. These parameters were processed and optimized to minimize the thermal loads annually. The results show that the optimal WWR is 25% in the south orientation. The annual thermal load can be reduced by about 49 % when covering the building envelope with a thermal insulation type (stone wall) with a thickness of 5 cm.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_181686_b1a2ac5d799e6472f055feb45b27daf7.pdfenergy savingthermal insulationwwriraqi residential housestrnsys |
| spellingShingle | Abd Hussein Ahmed saleh Hamdi Ahmed Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq Engineering and Technology Journal energy saving thermal insulation wwr iraqi residential houses trnsys |
| title | Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq |
| title_full | Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq |
| title_short | Numerical Study of the Effect of Thermal Insulation and Window-to-wall Ratio on Reducing the Thermal Loads of the Residential Sector in Iraq |
| title_sort | numerical study of the effect of thermal insulation and window to wall ratio on reducing the thermal loads of the residential sector in iraq |
| topic | energy saving thermal insulation wwr iraqi residential houses trnsys |
| url | https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_181686_b1a2ac5d799e6472f055feb45b27daf7.pdf |
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